Bow holder



Au 15, 1939. N LOMON 2,169,596

BOW HOLDER Filed NOV. 8, 1938 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 15, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention deals with hair ornaments and is particularly directed to bow holders for improving the appearance of the dress of hair and the object of the invention is realized in the provision of a serviceable bow holder comprising hair clasping means disconnectably carrying resilient bow retaining means including spaced depending members for disengageably interlocking with arcuate means forming a part of the hair clasping means. Other objects, aspects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description considered in the light of the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. l is a plan view of the bow holder according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the hair clasping means shown in Fig. 1.

Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged views however similar to Fig. 4 but illustrating slightly modified forms.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view of bow retaining means adapted to disengageably and severally interlock with the several forms of clasps shown in Figs. 4 to 6.

Figs. 8 to 10 are enlarged views however similar to Fig. 4 but illustrating further modifications wherein parts of the bow retainer are shown interlocked with arcute means of the hair clasp.

Fig. 11 is a perspective View of the bow retaining means for severally disengageably interlocking with forms shown. in Figs. 8 to 10 inclusive and Fig. 12 is a sectional view showing the assembly of the bow retaining means of Fig. 11 mounted on a hair clasp of the type shown in Fig. 8.

According to the invention, the bow holder generally denoted B, comprises a hair clasp C and a bow retainer R. The clasp includes an arcuately shaped plate l0 formed of a suitable thermo plastic material capable of being flexed in its cold and set state and is sufiiciently resilient to return to its normal shape after having been flexed. Swingably carried by a bearing ll fixed to plate ID is a wire loop l2 having arms 13 adapted to be sprung over a knob shaped protuberance l4 of a catch I5 anchored to plate l0 which includes a centrally arranged opening l6 having walls I! each of which is interrupted by a curved lip or nib I8 extending into opening [6 although integral with plate I0.

The bow retainer R is also preferably of a suitable thermo plastic material and thus is sufficiently flexible and resilient and is in the form of an inverted U shaped loop comprising a curved crown portion [9 having downwardly and inwardly extending curved sides 20 each including an opening 2| adjacent a companion outwardly extending curved flange 22.

Preparatory to mounting the retaining member R on the clasp C, bow 24 is inserted between the resilient arms 20. Thereafter the resilient arms are moved towards each other and inserted into the opening IE to position a pair of alined projections or nibs I8 within openings 2| after which pressure from the arms 20 is released. By this action, the arms of the retainer thus move outwardly or away from each other and hence openings 2| receive a pair of alined projections I8. Consequently the bow retainer is interlocked with the plate I0. The clasp C of the bow holder B may now be attached to the hair and in this connection loop I2 is first swung to its opened position and thereafter a tress of hair is interposed between and subsequently clamped by plate l0 and loop l2 as is well understood. In case it is desired to change the angular position of the bow retainer R relative to the clasp C even though the latter may be closed and clamping a tress of hair, this may be conveniently accomplished by applying finger pressure to arms 20 of the retainer to move these arms towards each other and thus disengage the walls of openings 2| from the nibs or projections l8 and thereafter the retainer can be shifted ninety degrees to permit the perforated or notched arms of the retainer to interlock with other alined projections. In case of the form illustrated in Fig. 4 two pairs of nibs are illustrated. Hence the retainer may be rotated and set to be severally interlocked in two positions ninety degrees apart. In case of the form shown in Fig. 6, the polygonal opening I6 is in the form of a hexagon and consequently the bow retainer may be set and locked in any one of three positions and in case of the form shown in Fig. 8, the retainer may be set and locked in any of four positions.

With the form illustrated in Figs. 8 to 11, the contour of the opening I6 is scalloped and contains the concaved and curved sections or sockets I! which removably receive or disengageably interlock with the convex surfaces of the resilient legs 25 of the bow clip or retainer R which may be utilized severally in connection with several pairs of alined sockets shown in Figs. 8 to 10. Thus the retainer R shown in Fig. 11 may be set in two positions in respect to the clasp shown in Fig. 8, in three positions if used with the form illustrated in Fig. 9 and in four different positions if employed in connection with the form shown in Fig. 10 with the understanding of course that lips 22 also cooperate with back face 26 of plate It) to resist accidental withdrawal or removal of the sides or legs 25 of the bow retainer when interlocked with a pair of concaved parts I! of opening I6, see for example, Fig. 12.

Without further analysis, the foregoing disclosure will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can'by applying current knowledge readily adapt it to various applications without omitting certain features, that from the standpoint of the prior art, fairly constitute the essential characteristics of the generic and specific aspects of the inventionv and therefore such adaptations should and are intended to: be compr-ehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims.

I claim:

7 1. In a bow holder, a hair clasp comprising an elongated resilient plate provided with an opening having opposed and. concaved curved walls, and a resilient bow clasp having resilient arms provided with convexed portions disengageably fitting into said walls. 7

2. In a bow holder, a hair clasp comprising an 10 elongated resilient plate provided with an, open- I ing having opposed and concaved curved Walls, and an inverted substantially U-shap ed resilient clasp having resilient arms provided with convexedly curved surfaces disengageably fitting into said walls and including laterally extending lips adapted to abut the bottom part of said plate.

NATHAN L. SOLOMON. 

